The Inforium

Want to graduate debt-free? In this podcast episode, I talk with scholarship coach Shanice Miller, who graduated with $10,000 of EXTRA money from winning scholarships. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: Debt-Free College Grad - Shanice's website Shanice's interview on Listen, Money Matters Connect with Shanice on Twitter The Four-Hour Workweek 9 Things Successful People Do Differently Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show gain exposure :) You can also leave a review! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

You've got college questions, we've got well-reasoned answers... along with video game banter and some terrible jokes. This month, we're covering bad professors, how to study your notes, dealing with a job you hate, study music, and more. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: The 5 best note-taking systems Flow-based notes The Personal MBA Pragmatic Thinking and Learning The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People The Four Hour Workweek So Good They Can't Ignore You focus@will RateMyProfessors Journey video game soundtrack The Ultimate Study Music Playlist My twitter Martin's Twitter and website Anna's Twitter and website Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show gain exposure :) You can also leave a review! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What's the path of a design student like? How do you stand out and make connections in a hyper-competitive, subjectively-judged field? I ask my girlfriend Anna to find out. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: Anna's website/portfolio Connect with Anna on Twitter Anna's prints on Etsy Pragmatic Thinking and Learning The high cost of art school College tuition discounts through reciprocity agreements Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show gain exposure :) You can also leave a review! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Strengthening your mind through medidation and mindfulness exercises can greatly increase your mental clarity, focus, and work performance - that's why so many CEOs and other high performers practice them. I talk with Tony Stubblebine to learn more. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: Lift The Strongest Mind in the Room - you can get a free chapter of the book here Episode 16 - my first interview with Tony on building strong habits Calm.com - a great guided meditation app Headspace - an alternative to Calm LessWrong - I found practices associated with rationality to be similar to what I've learned about meditation, so I'm linking this up. Videos! - I'm doing a new video every week now, so check them out! Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show gain exposure :) You can also leave a review! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What does it take to write a novel? In this interview, I talk with author Brit McGinnis about her writing process, the value of consistency, and lots of awesome movies and anime. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: Gin and Brimstone - Brit's first novel Walden on Wheels Junior League of Portland Fearful Adventurer Daily Zen List Fucking Homepage The Unaccomplished Lady How did this get made? Brit's author page on Facebook Connect with Brit on Twitter! My whiteboard productivity system College Info Geek on YouTube - New videos every week! Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show gain exposure :) You can also leave a review! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We answer your college questions, while I get mad at Martin for being better at video games than me! Dinkleberg.... oh yeah. On this episode, we'll cover resumes, night classes, picking goals, how to get paid a lot of money, and learning to code. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: Treehouse - a great library of videos that teaches you how to code (among other things) Codecademy - want to actually do stuff for most of the time instead of watching videos? Use this. Code Combat - ...or this. This is more like a video game. And it's AWESOME. U.S. Salary Data 97 Actions You Can Take to Become THE Person Companies Want to Hire - if you do everything on this list, please tell me. I'll be quite impressed. Resume mistakes you shouldn't make Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show gain exposure :) You can also leave a review! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Zach Sexton, a writer for Asian Efficiency, talks about the definition of productivity - and how you can become more efficient at time management and your work. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: Getting Things Done - the book that got Zack into being a more productive person Clearing to Neutral Quick capture techniques (and weird animal references) Reticular activating system The Asian Efficiency Primer Inbox Zero - the 43Folders series Boomerang for Gmail - check out more of my favorite email apps as well My morning ritual Check out Zack's website Follow Zack on Twitter! Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show gain exposure :) You can also leave a review! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Want some tips on saving money in college? Here you go - I've got personal finance blogger Kristin Wong on the podcast today, and we're going to go over some college frugality tips. Word. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: Brokepedia Follow Kristin on Twitter! The Psychology of Money - Kristin's interview on Listen, Money Matters 39 Ways to Cut the Cost of College InvisibleHand, PriceJump, and The Tracktor - all great online price trackers Tingo BillCutterz Essential books for students Freedom, FocalFilter, and StayFocusd - all great apps for blocking distracting websites How to review the show - and earn my everlasting gratitude, I might add Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show gain exposure :) You can also leave a review! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The journey of a med student is quite different from other majors. Learn how Ryan Nguyen did it, as well as how to deal with massive loads of homework. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: WhiteCoatDO - Ryan's blog Follow Ryan on Twitter The Almost Doctors Channel Study Hacks - check out Cal's 4 Weeks to a 4.0 series Evernote - it's my second brain (here are my tips for using it in college) Check out Ryan's articles on CIG! Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show gain exposure :) You can also leave a review! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Martin and I tackle 5 reader questions, including how to build a work-life balance, make time for hobbies, deal with useless classes, and gain experience when you don't have an internship. I get my ass handed to me in Mario Kart. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: Powlyglot - Martin's awesome language-learning blog The Comprehensive Guide to Finding the Cheapest Textbooks The Motivation Hacker - Nick Winter's excellent book on achieving everything Habit RPG - gain experience, fight bosses, and win loot by practicing habits and getting things done! Fluent in 3 Months - check out some lessons I learned from this book Anki - a spaced-repetition flashcard app that helps you learn things faster Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show gain exposure :) You can also leave a review! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.